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Johnson & Johnson Now Expects Synthes Deal to Boost Profit

13.06.2012 - Johnson & Johnson said it expects to complete its $19.7 billion purchase of Swiss medical device maker Synthes on Thursday and that the deal will slightly boost company profit this...

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Britain to Fund Prostate Cancer Pill in U-turn

16.05.2012 - Britain's drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & Johnson agreed a new...

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US Senate Probes Painkiller Makers, Allied Groups

10.05.2012 - A U.S. Senate panel has launched a probe of possible links between three drugmakers and nonprofit medical groups that advocated for increasing the use of prescription painkillers...

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New J&J CEO Parachuting Into Tough Terrain

26.04.2012 - Johnson & Johnson is sending in a former Army Ranger to clean up several big messes that have hurt its reputation, earnings and share price in the past three years. Alex Gorsky...

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Biosimilar Remicade Accepted for EU Drug Review

13.04.2012 - Europe's drugs watchdog is to evaluate a copycat version of the best-selling biotech drug Remicade, used to treat arthritis, in a move that underscores how the market for so-called...

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Cardinal Hires New Head of Medical Business

10.04.2012 - Cardinal Health has named a former longtime Johnson & Johnson executive as the new head for its $9 billion medical products and services business, the U.S. pharmaceutical...

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Avon Names J&J's Sherilyn McCoy as CEO

09.04.2012 - Avon Products named Johnson & Johnson senior executive Sherilyn McCoy to be its new CEO, presenting Coty with another hurdle in its $10 billion bid for the world's largest direct...

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U.S. Medicine Spending Rose to $320 Billion Last Year

05.04.2012 - A raft of new medicines pushed U.S. spending on drugs modestly higher last year, but the gains were curbed by weak prescription use as Americans avoided doctor visits, according to...